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HTA Codes of Practice and Standards

    Our Codes of Practice and Standards provide practical guidance to professionals carrying out activities within the scope of the HTA’s remit. 

    Code A: Guiding principles and the fundamental principle of consent, is the overarching Code and contains information that is applicable to all establishments and professionals operating under our governing legislation.

    In combination, this Code and the sector-specific Codes aim to provide anyone undertaking activities relevant to each sector with a reference source which gives practical advice on the minimum steps necessary to comply with the relevant legislation and HTA policy.

    Our suite of Codes were published in April 2017, which was the last major review of the documents since 2009.

    We have published our Codes of Practice and associated Standards to ensure that:
    • they reflect our current interpretation of the law and regulatory practice;
    • the Standards are fit for purpose; and
    • the Codes and Standards make our regulatory requirements clear, while minimising regulatory burden where possible.

    The HTA's Code of Practice for organ donation to support the Human Transplantation (Wales) Act 2013 was unaffected by the 2017 review.
     

    Please note: Information on deceased donation in Codes A and F does not apply to deceased donation in Wales.
     

    Read the updated Codes and Standards below:

             Code A: Guiding principles and
    the fundamental principle of consent

     
       

    Please note: Information on deceased
    donation in in Code A does not apply to
    deceased donation in Wales.
     

     
    Code B: Post-mortem examination      

    Code B: Post-mortem examination
    Standards and guidance

    		  

    Code C: Anatomical examination

    		  

    Code C: Anatomical examination
    Standards and guidance
           
    Code D: Public Display   Code D: Public Display
    Standards and guidance    		   Code E: Research   Code E: Research Standards and guidance

    		 

    		 

    		 

    		 

    Code F: Donation of solid organs and tissue for transplantation

    		  

    Code G: Donation of allogenic bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cells for transplantation

    		  

     

    		  

    Code of Practice on the Human Transplantation (Wales) Act 2013
       


      

    		  

    Please note: Information on deceased donation in in Code F does not apply to deceased donation in Wales.

    		          

    Please refer to this Code for information on deceased donation in Wales.

    Download the Code in Welsh here

     

    Please contact us if you have any questions regarding our Codes of Practice and Standards.

    Description: 
    Practical guidance on the Human Tissue Act (2004)